Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[allan gottlieb]

On Tue, Jun 13 2017, Dale wrote:

> allan gottlieb wrote:
>> On Sat, Jun 10 2017, Dale wrote:
>>
>>> allan gottlieb wrote:
 I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
 (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).

 For someone to view this they need that
 1.  They are on the net.
 2.  MIT has not removed it.

 I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
 web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
 would be OK.

 The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
 in without net access.

 Thanks
 allan


>>> I run up on things I want to save that way too.  Sometimes I run up on a
>>> garden, electronics or other site that I want to save a few pages from. 
>>> After all, some things do disappear sometimes for unknown reasons.  I
>>> use Seamonkey but I'm pretty sure Firefox has this, Palemoon likely does
>>> too.  I use the print function but instead of printing to a printer, I
>>> select file and PDF.  Sometimes it doesn't work right but quite often,
>>> it works without any problems. 
>>>
>>> Another thing I do, if the above doesn't work, copy what I want, open
>>> Libreoffice, OOo or whatever and paste it in there.  Sometimes I have to
>>> select to do it as html code.  Generally, it just pastes right in,
>>> images and all.  After that, I save it as a PDF file after doing any
>>> tweaking I want to do, making letters larger etc etc.  I like larger
>>> print since I'm getting older.  :/
>>>
>>> I did the first step above here.  I'll send it off list.  It's small but
>>> some may not want attachments sent to the list.  Hope that helps.
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
>>> :-)  :-) 
>> Thank.  You are right of course the print-to-file is the correct
>> command.  Sorry I was so dense.
>>
>> allan
>>
>>
>
> There are times when that doesn't work well.  Either a page is full of
> ads, images or worthless text and what could be done in two pages takes
> 4 or 5.  Sometimes one can highlight the good parts and then print the
> selection to file but sometimes, even that doesn't work.  On those
> occasions, I highlight, copy and then paste it in OOo or similar.  Then
> edit out what I don't want, copy and paste anything extra and print/save
> that as a PDF file.  Always check the file before closing anything too. 
> Some pages may look OK on the screen but when saved/printed, they don't
> turn out right.  Sort of rare but a pain when it happens.
>
> Sometimes what sounds so simple when read, isn't so simple to figure
> out.  I've been known to sit here a while trying to figure out a way
> around a problem like this.  Some sites try to make it hard to do
> anything like this since they want you to come back dozens of times and
> they get ad revenues each time.   Just like the past few months. 
> There's a bug that eats my squash and cucumbers.  I searched for years
> to find out what it was and how to control/kill it.  I found the thing
> last year.  Now, I can't recall what it was to save my life.  It's in my
> head but its lost in there somewhere.  May be mixed in with one of the
> encrypted emerge errors we get from time to time.  lol 
>
> Glad to help and if the first way doesn't work, you can always refer
> back and try another method.  ;-)
>
> Dale

This time it did work fine.  Again thanks.

> :-)  :-) 
>
> P. S.  It's interesting to find out a tidbit about people on this
> mailing list.  Sometimes, real interesting. 

Glad you enjoyed it.
allan

Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[Dale]

allan gottlieb wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 10 2017, Dale wrote:
>
>> allan gottlieb wrote:
>>> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
>>> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
>>>
>>> For someone to view this they need that
>>> 1.  They are on the net.
>>> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
>>>
>>> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
>>> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
>>> would be OK.
>>>
>>> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
>>> in without net access.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> allan
>>>
>>>
>> I run up on things I want to save that way too.  Sometimes I run up on a
>> garden, electronics or other site that I want to save a few pages from. 
>> After all, some things do disappear sometimes for unknown reasons.  I
>> use Seamonkey but I'm pretty sure Firefox has this, Palemoon likely does
>> too.  I use the print function but instead of printing to a printer, I
>> select file and PDF.  Sometimes it doesn't work right but quite often,
>> it works without any problems. 
>>
>> Another thing I do, if the above doesn't work, copy what I want, open
>> Libreoffice, OOo or whatever and paste it in there.  Sometimes I have to
>> select to do it as html code.  Generally, it just pastes right in,
>> images and all.  After that, I save it as a PDF file after doing any
>> tweaking I want to do, making letters larger etc etc.  I like larger
>> print since I'm getting older.  :/
>>
>> I did the first step above here.  I'll send it off list.  It's small but
>> some may not want attachments sent to the list.  Hope that helps.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-) 
> Thank.  You are right of course the print-to-file is the correct
> command.  Sorry I was so dense.
>
> allan
>
>

There are times when that doesn't work well.  Either a page is full of
ads, images or worthless text and what could be done in two pages takes
4 or 5.  Sometimes one can highlight the good parts and then print the
selection to file but sometimes, even that doesn't work.  On those
occasions, I highlight, copy and then paste it in OOo or similar.  Then
edit out what I don't want, copy and paste anything extra and print/save
that as a PDF file.  Always check the file before closing anything too. 
Some pages may look OK on the screen but when saved/printed, they don't
turn out right.  Sort of rare but a pain when it happens.

Sometimes what sounds so simple when read, isn't so simple to figure
out.  I've been known to sit here a while trying to figure out a way
around a problem like this.  Some sites try to make it hard to do
anything like this since they want you to come back dozens of times and
they get ad revenues each time.   Just like the past few months. 
There's a bug that eats my squash and cucumbers.  I searched for years
to find out what it was and how to control/kill it.  I found the thing
last year.  Now, I can't recall what it was to save my life.  It's in my
head but its lost in there somewhere.  May be mixed in with one of the
encrypted emerge errors we get from time to time.  lol 

Glad to help and if the first way doesn't work, you can always refer
back and try another method.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-) 

P. S.  It's interesting to find out a tidbit about people on this
mailing list.  Sometimes, real interesting. 

Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[allan gottlieb]

On Sat, Jun 10 2017, Walter Dnes wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 12:12:09PM -0400, allan gottlieb wrote
>> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
>> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
>> 
>> For someone to view this they need that
>> 1.  They are on the net.
>> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
>> 
>> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
>> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
>> would be OK.
>> 
>> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
>> in without net access.
>
>   In Pale Moon or Firefox, go to the web page, and select...
>
> File ==> Save page as (format "Web Page, complete)
>
>   This gives you the web page, complete with subdirectories.  Let me
> know if you want me to email you a tarball of the page, offline.  You
> can do this via "wget", too.  See...
> https://www.guyrutenberg.com/2014/05/02/make-offline-mirror-of-a-site-using-wget/
> An example is...
>
> wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites 
> --no-parent http://example.org
>
> ...which can be shortened to...
>
> wget -mkEpnp http://example.org
>
> (Yes, "p" is supposed to show up twice)

Thank you.
allan

Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[allan gottlieb]

On Sun, Jun 11 2017, Bill Kenworthy wrote:

> On 11/06/17 00:12, allan gottlieb wrote:
>> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
>> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
>> 
>> For someone to view this they need that
>> 1.  They are on the net.
>> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
>> 
>> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
>> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
>> would be OK.
>> 
>> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
>> in without net access.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> allan
>> 
>
> Google "web site ripper" - would that do the job?
>
> BillK

Probably, but the print-to-file is enough for this task.  I am not trying
to get all the links locally.

thanks,
allan

Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[allan gottlieb]

On Sat, Jun 10 2017, Dale wrote:

> allan gottlieb wrote:
>> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
>> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
>>
>> For someone to view this they need that
>> 1.  They are on the net.
>> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
>>
>> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
>> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
>> would be OK.
>>
>> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
>> in without net access.
>>
>> Thanks
>> allan
>>
>>
>
> I run up on things I want to save that way too.  Sometimes I run up on a
> garden, electronics or other site that I want to save a few pages from. 
> After all, some things do disappear sometimes for unknown reasons.  I
> use Seamonkey but I'm pretty sure Firefox has this, Palemoon likely does
> too.  I use the print function but instead of printing to a printer, I
> select file and PDF.  Sometimes it doesn't work right but quite often,
> it works without any problems. 
>
> Another thing I do, if the above doesn't work, copy what I want, open
> Libreoffice, OOo or whatever and paste it in there.  Sometimes I have to
> select to do it as html code.  Generally, it just pastes right in,
> images and all.  After that, I save it as a PDF file after doing any
> tweaking I want to do, making letters larger etc etc.  I like larger
> print since I'm getting older.  :/
>
> I did the first step above here.  I'll send it off list.  It's small but
> some may not want attachments sent to the list.  Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-) 

Thank.  You are right of course the print-to-file is the correct
command.  Sorry I was so dense.

allan

Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[Walter Dnes]

On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 12:12:09PM -0400, allan gottlieb wrote
> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
> 
> For someone to view this they need that
> 1.  They are on the net.
> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
> 
> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
> would be OK.
> 
> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
> in without net access.

  In Pale Moon or Firefox, go to the web page, and select...

File ==> Save page as (format "Web Page, complete)

  This gives you the web page, complete with subdirectories.  Let me
know if you want me to email you a tarball of the page, offline.  You
can do this via "wget", too.  See...
https://www.guyrutenberg.com/2014/05/02/make-offline-mirror-of-a-site-using-wget/
An example is...

wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent 
http://example.org

...which can be shortened to...

wget -mkEpnp http://example.org

(Yes, "p" is supposed to show up twice)

-- 
Walter Dnes 
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[Bill Kenworthy]

On 11/06/17 00:12, allan gottlieb wrote:
> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
> 
> For someone to view this they need that
> 1.  They are on the net.
> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
> 
> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
> would be OK.
> 
> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
> in without net access.
> 
> Thanks
> allan
> 

Google "web site ripper" - would that do the job?

BillK

Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[Dale]

allan gottlieb wrote:
> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website 
> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
>
> For someone to view this they need that
> 1.  They are on the net.
> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
>
> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
> would be OK.
>
> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
> in without net access.
>
> Thanks
> allan
>
>

I run up on things I want to save that way too.  Sometimes I run up on a
garden, electronics or other site that I want to save a few pages from. 
After all, some things do disappear sometimes for unknown reasons.  I
use Seamonkey but I'm pretty sure Firefox has this, Palemoon likely does
too.  I use the print function but instead of printing to a printer, I
select file and PDF.  Sometimes it doesn't work right but quite often,
it works without any problems. 

Another thing I do, if the above doesn't work, copy what I want, open
Libreoffice, OOo or whatever and paste it in there.  Sometimes I have to
select to do it as html code.  Generally, it just pastes right in,
images and all.  After that, I save it as a PDF file after doing any
tweaking I want to do, making letters larger etc etc.  I like larger
print since I'm getting older.  :/

I did the first step above here.  I'll send it off list.  It's small but
some may not want attachments sent to the list.  Hope that helps.

Dale

:-)  :-)